80_FR_13373 80 FR 13324 - Meeting Notice of the Agricultural Research Service-Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel

80 FR 13324 - Meeting Notice of the Agricultural Research Service-Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 49 (March 13, 2015)

Page Range13324-13325
FR Document2015-05790

In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 3124a, Federal-State Partnership and Coordination, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces an open meeting of the Agricultural Research Service--Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel (ARS-AHWR) to discuss their report and recommendations on the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05790]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting Notice of the Agricultural Research Service--Animal 
Handling and Welfare Review Panel

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 3124a, Federal-State Partnership 
and Coordination, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
announces an open meeting of the Agricultural Research Service--Animal 
Handling and Welfare Review Panel (ARS-AHWR) to discuss their report 
and recommendations on the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center.

DATES: The ARS-AHWR will meet virtually on March 18, 2015, at 1 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place virtually at the AT&T Meeting 
Room below. Please follow the pre-registration instructions to ensure 
your participation in the meeting.
    Call-In instructions for Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time:
    Web Preregistration: Participants may preregister for this 
teleconference at http://emsp.intellor.com?p=419075&do=register&t=8. 
Once the participant registers, a confirmation page will display dial-
in numbers and a unique PIN, and the participant will also

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receive an email confirmation of this information.
    You may submit written comments to: REE Advisory Board Office, 
Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 332A, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250, or via email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Executive Director, REE 
Advisory Board Office, US Department of Agriculture; telephone: (202) 
720-3684; fax: (202) 720-6199; or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time a virtual meeting will be conducted for any 
interested stakeholders and/or interested parties, to hear the summary 
of findings and recommendations on the review of the animal handling, 
care, and welfare at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. The Review 
Panel plans to hear stakeholder input received from this meeting as 
well as other written comments. The report will be available at 
www.ree.usda.gov on March 9, 2015.
    This meeting is open to the public and any interested individuals 
wishing to attend.
    Opportunity for verbal public comment will be offered on the day of 
the meeting. Written comments by attendees or other interested 
stakeholders will be welcomed for the public record before and up to 
the day of the meeting (by close of business Wednesday, March 18, 
2015). All statements will become a part of the official record of the 
REE Mission Area and will be kept on file for public review in the REE 
Advisory Board Office.

    Done at Washington, DC this 10th day of March 2015.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary, REE, Chief Scientist, USDA.
[FR Doc. 2015-05790 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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13324 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices 2015 and the final environmental the interests expressed by the Dinkey impacts from hazardous fuels and risk impact statement is expected February Collaborative. In the project area, there of uncharacteristic wildfire. 2016. is a need to protect from wildfire and Scoping Process ADDRESSES: Send written comments to enhance nesting and foraging structures for California spotted owl and fisher; to This notice of intent initiates the 29688 Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651. restore a vigorous, diverse forest scoping process, which guides the Comments may also be sent via email to ecosystem resilient to the effects of development of the environmental comments-pacificsouthwest-sierra@ wildfire, insect and disease, air impact statement. Tribal consultation fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 559–855– pollution, and climate change; to protect will be initiated simultaneously. 5375. It is important that reviewers provide adjacent landowners and private Collaboration with the Dinkey their comments at such times and in property from the effects of wildfire; to Collaborative has been an ongoing such a way that they are useful to the incorporate potential ecological benefits process in the planning of the project. into the fire management decision It is important that reviewers provide Agency’s preparation of the EIS. making process; to improve watershed their comments at such times and in Therefore, comments should be resilience and function and improve such manner that they are useful to the provided prior to the close of the aquatic habitat for sensitive species; to agency’s preparation of the comment period and should clearly restore and enhance meadow habitat environmental impact statement. articulate the reviewer’s concerns and and aspen communities; and to reduce Therefore, comments should be contentions. the spread of noxious weeds and to provided prior to the close of the Comments received in response to protect sensitive botanical species. comment period and should clearly this solicitation, including names and articulate the reviewer’s concerns and addresses of those who comment, will Proposed Action contentions. be part of the public record for this proposed action. Comments submitted The USFS, Sierra National Forest is Dated: March 5, 2015. anonymously will be accepted and proposing to apply restoration Steven Ostoja, considered, however. treatments to Exchequer MUG including Acting Forest Supervisor. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody vegetation treatments (mechanical [FR Doc. 2015–05740 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] Nickerson, 559–297–0706 extension commercial thinning, ladder fuels), BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 4943 or jnickerson@fs.fed.us. plantation treatments (reforestation, site Individuals who use preparation, herbicide use), treatment of telecommunication devices for the deaf watershed improvement needs, meadow DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (TDD) may call the Federal Information and aspen restoration, fuels reduction Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 (strategic roads treatments, prescribed Office of the Secretary between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern fire, mastication, dozer piling), and Time, Monday through Friday. hazard tree removal. The project Meeting Notice of the Agricultural proposes to apply prescribed fire to the Research Service—Animal Handling SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The McKinley Grove MUG for beneficial and Welfare Review Panel project is located in Fresno County, CA in T. 9 S., R. 25 E. Sections 32–34; T. ecological purposes. A project-specific AGENCY: Research, Education, and 9 S., R. 26 E. Sections 31 and 34–36; T. land management plan is being Economics, USDA. 10 S., R. 25 E. Sections 3–4; 9–10; 15– proposed in the eastern portion of the ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 16, 22, 27–29 and 34; T. 10 S. R. 26 E. project area to use managed wildfire Sections 1–3; 10–16; 21–24; 25–29; 34– outside of a designated wilderness SUMMARY: In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 36; T. 10 S., R. 27 E. Sections 5–8; 18– boundary. Actions area designed to 3124a, Federal-State Partnership and 20; T. 11 S., R. 26 E. Section 1; and T. move current conditions of the project Coordination, the United States 11 S., R. 27 E. Section 6, MDBM. The area closer to reference conditions. Department of Agriculture (USDA) project proposes to reduce hazardous Design criteria would be incorporated announces an open meeting of the fuels and restore ecological components, into the project design and would Agricultural Research Service—Animal with a focus on the California spotted incorporate all applicable LRMP (and Handling and Welfare Review Panel owl within the project area based on a amendments) Standards and Guidelines, (ARS–AHWR) to discuss their report landscape assessment conducted by the Best Management Practices, and and recommendations on the U.S. Meat Landscape Planning Work Group Conservation Measures and Terms and Animal Research Center. (LPWG) of the Dinkey Collaborative. Conditions from appropriate Biological DATES: The ARS–AHWR will meet The landscape assessment was Opinions relating to the project. virtually on March 18, 2015, at 1 p.m. completed for the Dinkey Landscape Responsible Official Eastern Daylight Time. Restoration Project (DLRP) area in ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place which the Exchequer MUG was rated as Sierra National Forest Supervisor, virtually at the AT&T Meeting Room the highest priority area to treat at this Dean A. Gould below. Please follow the pre-registration time. Nature of Decision To Be Made instructions to ensure your participation in the meeting. Purpose and Need for Action The decision to be made is whether or Call-In instructions for Wednesday, The purpose of the project is to not to approve the proposed action or March 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern any additional alternatives analyzed for mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES improve and maintain key California Daylight Time: spotted owl habitat structures, reduce the Exchequer Project area. Web Preregistration: Participants may fire risk to communities and fire Preliminary Issues preregister for this teleconference at fighters, restore forest health to a more http://emsp.intellor.com?p=419075& natural condition characteristic of Preliminary issues include impacts to do=register&t=8. Once the participant frequent-fire forests and the Sierra California spotted owl, Pacific fisher, registers, a confirmation page will National Forest Land and Resource Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, and display dial-in numbers and a unique Management Plan (LRMP), and to meet Yosemite toad and their habitats and PIN, and the participant will also VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 Mar 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices 13325 receive an email confirmation of this Memorandum dated September 25, topics: (1) Report from the Data Archive information. 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory and Access Requirements Working You may submit written comments to: Committee with responsibility to advise Group on GOES–R Level 0 Data; (2) REE Advisory Board Office, Jamie L. the Under Secretary of Commerce for NOAA Response to the SAB Coastal Whitten Building, Room 332A, 1400 Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies Habitat Restoration Report; (3) SAB Independence Avenue SW., for research, education, and application Strategy Discussion; (4) Updates from Washington, DC 20250, or via email at of science to operations and information the NOAA Administrator and Chief ahwrpanel@usda.gov. services. SAB activities and advice Scientist; and (5) Working Group FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provide necessary input to ensure that Updates. Michele Esch, Executive Director, REE National Oceanic and Atmospheric FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Advisory Board Office, US Department Administration (NOAA) science Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, of Agriculture; telephone: (202) 720– programs are of the highest quality and Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 3684; fax: (202) 720–6199; or email: provide optimal support to resource 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver ahwrpanel@usda.gov. management. Time and Date: The meeting will be Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459). Email: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 1:00 held Thursday April 16, 2015 from 9:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. EST and on Friday Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the p.m. Eastern Daylight Time a virtual NOAA SAB Web site at http:// meeting will be conducted for any April 17, 2015 from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda www.sab.noaa.gov. interested stakeholders and/or interested parties, to hear the summary topics described below are subject to Dated: March 6, 2015. of findings and recommendations on the change. Please refer to the Web page Jason Donaldson, review of the animal handling, care, and http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/ Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and welfare at the U.S. Meat Animal meetings.html for the most up-to-date Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Research Center. The Review Panel meeting times and agenda. Atmospheric Administration. plans to hear stakeholder input received Place: The meeting will be held at the [FR Doc. 2015–05730 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] from this meeting as well as other Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P written comments. The report will be Woodley Rd. NW., Washington, DC available at www.ree.usda.gov on March 20008. Please check the SAB Web site 9, 2015. http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE This meeting is open to the public meetings.html for directions to the and any interested individuals wishing meeting location. Patent and Trademark Office to attend. Status: The meeting will be open to Opportunity for verbal public public participation with a 15-minute National Telecommunications and comment will be offered on the day of public comment period on April 16 Information Administration the meeting. Written comments by 5:30–5:45 p.m. EST (check Web site to [Docket No.: PTO–C–2015–0016] attendees or other interested confirm time). The SAB expects that stakeholders will be welcomed for the public statements presented at its Public Meeting on Facilitating the public record before and up to the day meetings will not be repetitive of Development of the Online Licensing of the meeting (by close of business previously submitted verbal or written Environment for Copyrighted Works Wednesday, March 18, 2015). All statements. In general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. statements will become a part of the will be limited to a total time of two (2) Department of Commerce; United States official record of the REE Mission Area minutes. Individuals or groups planning Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. and will be kept on file for public to make a verbal presentation should Department of Commerce; National review in the REE Advisory Board contact the SAB Executive Director by Telecommunications and Information Office. April 9, 2015, to schedule their Administration, U.S. Department of Done at Washington, DC this 10th day of presentation. Written comments should Commerce. March 2015. be received in the SAB Executive ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Catherine E. Woteki, Director’s Office by April 9, 2015, to Under Secretary, REE, Chief Scientist, USDA. provide sufficient time for SAB review. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Department of [FR Doc. 2015–05790 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] Written comments received by the SAB Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force BILLING CODE 3410–03–P Executive Director after April 9, 2015, (Task Force) Green Paper on Copyright will be distributed to the SAB, but may Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the not be reviewed prior to the meeting Digital Economy, released on July 31, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE date. Seating at the meeting will be 2013, the Task Force has sought and available on a first-come, first-served received comments from the public National Oceanic and Atmospheric basis. about how the Federal Government Administration Special Accommodations: These (Government) can facilitate the further meetings are physically accessible to development of a robust online Science Advisory Board (SAB) people with disabilities. Requests for licensing environment. The Task Force AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and special accommodations may be heard a range of stakeholder views at an mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Atmospheric Research (OAR), National directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on initial public meeting in December Oceanic and Atmospheric April 9, 2015, to Dr. Cynthia Decker, 2013. The Task Force will hold another Administration (NOAA), Department of SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room public meeting on April 1, 2015, to Commerce (DOC). 11230, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver explore this issue further, focusing ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. Spring, MD 20910; Email: specifically on how the Government can Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov. assist in facilitating the development SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board Matters To Be Considered: The and use of standard identifiers for all (SAB) was established by a Decision meeting will include the following types of works of authorship, VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 Mar 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe ARS-AHWR will meet virtually on March 18, 2015, at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ContactMichele Esch, Executive Director, REE Advisory Board Office, US Department of Agriculture; telephone: (202) 720-3684; fax: (202) 720-6199; or email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 13324 
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